Former Pitt Star Selected to Play in NBA G League All-Star Event

Another former Pitt basketball standout is headed to NBA All Star Weekend.

Former Pitt forward Justin Champagnie was selected by fans to participate in the G League Up Next Game at NBA All Star Weekend.

Justin Champagnie (@JusChampagnie) is headed to San Francisco! The @CapitalCityGoGo and @WashWizards Two-Way guard was voted in by the fans to play in the #GLeagueUpNextGame presented by @ATT during #NBAAllStar! pic.twitter.com/WeRp7GDycf

— NBA G League (@nbagleague) January 29, 2025

Champagnie is a two-way player in the Washington Wizards organization. He has actually spent all of this season in the NBA, as opposed to the G League. He has played in 27 games for the Wizards this year in NBA action, averaging 20 minutes per game. Champagnie is averaging career highs in nearly every major category, including points per game (8), field-goal percentage (51%), and three-point percentage (39%).

The G League Up Next Game will take place in San Francisco on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3:30 p.m.

Brooklyn’s own, Champagnie played two seasons at Pitt from 2019-21, earning All-ACC honors in 2020-21. He started 46 games in his Panther career, averaging 14.7 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in his collegiate career. In his stellar sophomore campaign, Champagnie averaged 18 points and 11.1 rebounds per game in 20 games. He went un-drafted out of Pitt but has now been on several NBA teams and has shined in the NBA G-League.

Champagnie has also competed for the Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors in his young NBA career.

His Wizards teammate and former Pitt guard Bub Carrington will also be spending his all-star break at the festivities, as he will compete in the NBA Rising Stars Challenge.

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